Psychology at Georgia State University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 443 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Georgia State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Georgia State offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Georgia State Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Georgia State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	70
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	199
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	212
	694

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Georgia State. This makes it the #181 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Georgia State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Georgia State University.

Georgia State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 443 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Georgia State. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	183
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	114
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Georgia State Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Georgia State in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	470
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	41

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.